Ysenda Maxtone Graham

Learning to listen: Sarah Sands goes in search of spirituality

In a quest for ‘interior silence’, the busy journalist finds time for flying visits to monasteries around the world

At Montserrat, Sarah Sands is warned that monasticism is not an escape from life’s difficulties. Credit: Alamy
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  • The Interior Silence: 10 Lessons from Monastic Life

    Sarah Sands

    Short Books, pp. 256, £12

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